Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-07-30
Farmers and q High Tariff.

Farmers and High Tariff.
Mr.. J. S. Moore, the fame us Nav
York reformer, has recently fn-.
nished some statistics to the N ~
York Times that every farmer il
the land should read and digest:.
Altar, of roses. a. luxury and. ::
perfume witllawhich the city belle
scents her handkerchief. her cloth
ing and her. person, is admitted te
our ports frae. 1t is not probable
that the laboring mans daughter
ever saw, any ofit5uIless; Sit was
aiuEterated; but castor.oiI. whiel,is
quite necessary Il, the lsborins
\ mans daughter in ater-m eloI
time, is taxed 1870 per cent. Ne
roll, or orange flower water, fol
the rich mans daughter, pays nc
tax. but linseed oil, that is used te
paint the laboring mans cottage
pays a duty of 60 per. cent. Dia-
nonds, that bedeck the rich mans
daughter and stand for brains with
the rich mans son. nay 10 per cent.
but common window glass that
let's in the light and excludes the
cold from the poor mans cottage
pays a duty Of 81 per cent. It was
in glass, common and plate. that
Mr.. DePauw made his S15, 600. GOO
by levylng Tux on every window
in America. Raw silk, that en- ers
into the manufacture of the rich
girls gown, is not taxed atall, but
raw wool, out of which the poor
girls dress is made, is taxed 40 per
cent. Jewelry, prime necessity
of the rich,is taxed but IS p IT cent,
but steel rails, over which the poor
farmers crop is carried to market,
are taxed S. per cent, and the rail
roads make he farmer pay the tax.
too, and don't you forget it. Gold
studs, that make radiant the dudes
shirt front, are taxed Is per cent,
bat horse shoe nails pay 116 per
cent. Finest still wines in bottles,
that cheer the heart of the rich and
never find their way down the poor
mans gullet,pay % per cent, while
the cheapest mixed WOODEN goods,
that poor people wear, pay u per
cent. The frest thread lace, that
embellishes the fi,unces and furbe.
lows of the city bellies smock. pays
80 per cent, while the spool thread
that sews on the buttons of the
poor mans little urchin, pays 81
per cent. The rich mans daughter
receives her lover in a room cover
ed with fine Aubusson and Amin
ster carpets, that pay 47per cent,
while the poor girl,with cherries on
her lips, smisehiefin her dimples,
roses on hertcheeks, health III. her
eyes and elasticity in her step
God bless her-receives her sweet
heart in the humble cottage parlor,
covered with common drnggets,
that pay SO per cent. The finest
India shawl, that none but the wo-
mankind ofrhe wealthy, and the
very wealthy at that, can afford,
pay S a duty Of 40d per cent, while
the common WOODEN shawl, that
keeps the pneum0nia off the lungs
of the poor widows little kid, pays
Sc per cent. Silk stockings, that
decorate the limbs ofthe rich mans
daughter, pay 81 per cent, while
common worsted stockings, that
keep the cold off the poor girl 8
legs, pay 73 per cent. The finest
broadcloth, that makes the rich
man appear like the gentleman who
turned Lazarus from his gates and
who was refused a drink Of water
because oft, pays Al per cent, land
common cloJht that covers the poor
man, pays 50 per cent. Pate de
foie gras, whatever it is-but I'll
bet my bottom dollar it is some
thing that a rich man either eats,
drinks or wears-pays IS per cent,
while galvanized wire pays from
1872 to 155 per cent; but they make
wire in Pittsburgh. Champagne,
the drink Of the rich, in quart bot
tles,pays IS per ceut., while bleached
cotton, that the poor man wants to
make a shirt for the baby, pays
661 per cent. Curry, rich mans
blood, or drink don't know which
pays no tax, neither do olives or
spices; but salt, that cures the
farmers bacon, pJs So per cent.
The farmers and the men who
labor in shops should resolve to
have the thing revised. ALL we
want is to knock down one stone OF
the arch, aud the whole structure
will fall. Give us cheaper iron,
cheaper clothing, and cheaper ne
cessaries of every description will
follow. But there is no sense in
forming new political party to do
this thing. The old Democratic
party has opposed the monster in
the past,ahd can be depended upon
to squelch it again in the future as
1t did fortJ'.one years ago, when
James K. Polk was President.